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Read-only research into historical code design decisions: why a subsystem works this way or why a particular approach was chosen. Uses relevant Git history and available supporting sources, separating documented facts from inference. Use how for runtime behavior; do not select for implementation or debugging requests.
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Why
Investigate the forces that shaped code. Read epistemics and separate direct evidence, supported conclusions, inference, speculation, and unknowns.
- Anchor files and symbols with blame, history through renames, substantive commits, and relevant PR discussion.
- Map available sources to categories. Search only the relevant workspace/topic/time window. Start with Git and available PR history, then relevant tickets, docs, chat, observability, errors, or analytics. Do not assume gh auth or every connector exists.
- Broad independent sources can be delegated using the native contract and investigator prompt. Give each the relevant category playbook; defensive code may need incident-postmortem. Narrow questions run directly.
- Reconcile with the synthesizer prompt. Spot-check citations, keep contradictions, and report unavailable/unsearched categories.
Return documented facts, inferences, competing hypotheses when useful, gaps, and actual sources. Before a change derive Preserve / Change / Avoid / Risk constraints. Research does not authorize contacting people or editing records.
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